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Gomori-Takamatsu procedure — a method for localizing the alkaline phosphatase enzyme: a tissue secretion is incubated in a buffered solution containing the substrate, glycerophosphate, and calcium ions; hydrolysis of the substrate releases phosphoric acid, and it combines… … Medical dictionary
acid phosphatase — Enzyme (EC 3.1.3.2) with acidic pH optimum, that catalyses cleavage of inorganic phosphate from a variety of substrates. Found particularly in lysosomes and secretory vesicles. Can be localized histochemically using various forms of the Gomori… … Dictionary of molecular biology
stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… … Medical dictionary
Mitochondrial disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing ragged red fibres, a finding seen in mitochondrial diseases. Muscle biopsy. Gomori trichrome stain … Wikipedia
Charles Philippe Leblond — Charles Philippe Leblond, Canadian biologist Born February 5, 1910 Lille, France … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Crystal violet — IUPAC name Tris(4 (dimethylamino)phenyl)methylium chloride[ … Wikipedia
Haematoxylin — IUPAC name 7,11b dihydroindeno[2,1 c]chromene 3,4,6a,9,10(6H) pentol … Wikipedia
Muscle biopsy — Intervention Micrograph of a muscle biopsy showing ragged red fibers, a finding seen in mitochondrial diseases. Gomori trichrome stain. ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Silver stain — A silver stain (GMS) demonstrating the fungus histoplasma (black round balls) in a liver biopsy. Silver staining is the use of silver to selectively alter the appearance of the target. Contents … Wikipedia
